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Yes, Chelsea won the first semi-final brilliantly and they played brilliantly throughout the match. João Pedro, who was included in the team just a few days ago, scored a brace and he scored brilliant goal. The Brazilian star deserved more goals as he played aggressively in the match. Fluminense strikers had several chances to score but Chelsea's defense was strong enough. The match showed several weaknesses of the Fluminense team such as a lack of coordination between their midfield and defense players, as well as their lack of experience in playing in the big format, which can be seen from the way they played. There was a bit of chaos among their players, especially the players who played well in the quarter-finals could not show an impressive game.
Chelsea victory was predictable, despite Fluminense impressive performance but Chelsea actually had the advantage thanks to their squad depth.
Perhaps the big question now is: are we ready for PSG vs. Madrid? PSG is the club with more stability in attack, midfield, and defense, while Real Madrid is still adapting to Xabi style of play. I think this match will be Xabi toughest challenge of his early career, and I think he will struggle to withstand PSG onslaught.
You are right, that the victory of Chelsea was predicted concerning what people saw from the beginning of this FIFA club world cup competition till the semi final match, that made Chelsea to qualified for final. What you see yesterday is the result of quality players Chelsea coach settled down to bring to Chelsea to surprise those that think Chelsea will not qualify for final and it was a surprised to some people on what they saw, and this is just a sign that Chelsea will challenge PSG or Real Madrid in the final match, to prove to people how prepared they are in this season.